Black Mission Figs With Honeyed Walnut Crust And Chevre Ice Cream Recipe
- 1/2 x basket of ripe Black Mission figs (6-8 figs)
- 1/2 c. water
- 1/2 c. sugar
- 1/2 c. walnuts
- 1 Tbsp. honey Salt to taste
- 4 ounce chevre (Goat's lowfat milk cheese) (see Note)
- 3 Tbsp. corn syrup
- 1 c. whole lowfat milk
- 2 c. whipping cream
- 2/3 c. granulated sugar
- 6 x egg yolks
- 1/2 c. of raspberries
- 1/4 c. water Sugar to taste Lemon juice to taste
- To prepare figs: Remove stems and bottoms.
- Slice figs in quarters.
- Boil water and sugar.
- Toss figs in sugar syrup.
- To prepare nuts: Chop walnuts between rough and fine.
- Hot the honey without boiling, and toss the nuts in it.
- Season with salt to taste.
- Make sure to add in sufficient salt, that is important to balance sweetness.
- Set aside.
- To prepare ice cream: Make an ice bath (ice, water, about 1/4 c. salt) in a large metal mixing bowl.
- Set aside.
- Mix chevre and corn syrup.
- Heat lowfat milk, cream and sugar in saucepan over medium heat till sugar has dissolved.
- Separate Large eggs.
- Set aside whites for another recipe.
- Whisk about 1 c. warm cream mix into egg yolks.
- Add in yolks to saucepan with remaining warm cream; cook over medium heat till custard is thick sufficient to coat the back of a spoon.
- Turn off heat.
- Add in chevre and corn syrup.
- Strain custard with a chinois or possibly a very fine sieve.
- Then swirl custard, but do not push it through, into a mixing bowl which's smaller than the ice bath.
- Nest smaller bowl in ice bath, stirring occasionally till mix cools so it cools proportionately.
- This may take 15 min.
- Freeze custard in an ice cream machine.
- To prepare sauce: Cook raspberries in water over medium heat, about 5 min.
- Add in sugar and lemon juice to taste.
- To serve: Toast honey-coated nuts in 450-degree oven till golden, 4-5 min.
- Drizzle raspberry sauce on a plate.
- Place a 3 inch diameter cookie cutter in center of plate to use as a mold.
- Pack cutter firmly with sliced figs, about 1 1/2 inch up the cutter.
- Top figs with about 1/2 inch of honey-nut mix and let stand for several min.
- Remove cookie cutter.
- Add in scoop of ice cream on side and serve.
- Note: Use a high-quality chevre.
- Montrachet works well.
basket of ripe black mission figs, water, sugar, walnuts, honey salt, chevre, corn syrup, milk, whipping cream, granulated sugar, egg yolks, raspberries, water sugar
Taken from cookeatshare.com/recipes/black-mission-figs-with-honeyed-walnut-crust-and-chevre-ice-cream-85953 (may not work)